Top British journalist falls for phishing scam as X account used for crypto

BBC journalist Nick Robinson says his X formerly Twitter account got hacked after he fell victim to an online phishing scam. The British media personality, who hosts the Today program, explained that he got locked out of his account on Monday (Feb. 10) after clicking on a link in an email he mistakenly thought was from X. The hackers then used his account to promote cryptocurrency.

The 61-year-old said that he was back online on Tuesday after his passwords were changed. In a post on X, he wrote: “I really hope you didn’t buy any Today cryptocurrency! I’m afraid my account was hacked. Back online now. I’ll never point out the inaccuracies in an @elonmusk [post] again.”

I really hope you didn’t buy any Today cryptocurrency! I’m afraid my account was hacked. Back online now. I’ll never point out the inaccuracies in an @elonmusk again